My guess is several hundred passerines moved through or over my backyard in a little over an hour. It was a steady movement of arriving and departing birds and I missed getting good looks many of them before they moved out. The only brief break in the action was when a Sharp-shinned Hawk glided in and deftly excised a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from the side of my big birch.
-- The horde consisted mainly of White-throated Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and juvie American Robins. At least six Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers came through and I saw two snag Yellow jacket wasps from the sap wells and chow them down after some focussed manipulation in their bills.
The highlight for me though, was my yard-first Philadelphia Vireo in a small mixed flock of warblers and vireos. Species number 140. I thought second one appearing in the same field of view was pretty special too. These departed and an apparent THIRD Philly showed up within 10 minutes. Fun.
The two Ovenbirds were my latest ever in Aroostook County.
A late report: I spied 3 newly arrived Northern Pintails on Long Lake in St. Agatha on Sunday the 9th.
The list of the birds (I was able to get looks of) is pasted below.
Good Birding.
Bill's Yard, Woodland, Aroostook, US-ME
Sep 13, 2012 6:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Area
1.0 ac
26 species
Canada Goose 11 flyby
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 adult apparent female. Spiralled through birch, snagged YBSA juv and departed
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6 all juveniles, one predated by Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Flicker 4
Philadelphia Vireo 3 Yard first! and then a 2nd and a 3rd... yellow underside/throat, black eyeline/lores, vireo bill
Red-eyed Vireo 4 good flight of vireos this AM.
Blue Jay 15 steady at feeders
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 first this fall
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 by call
Hermit Thrush 2 calling
American Robin 25 all juvies some still with breast spots
Ovenbird 2 In mixed flock in yard
American Redstart 1 apparent juvie female
Magnolia Warbler 1 young bird
Yellow-rumped Warbler 38 counted in one hour. Certainly more passing through yard.
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 first fall bird
Chipping Sparrow 6 three adults three juvs
White-throated Sparrow 30 Probably more, mix of adult and juvenile arrived this AM. Some singing.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 first fall
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Evening Grosbeak 1 flyover. Rare but regular in the past few weeks
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Sep 13, 2012 6:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Protocol: Area
1.0 ac
26 species
Canada Goose 11 flyby
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 adult apparent female. Spiralled through birch, snagged YBSA juv and departed
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6 all juveniles, one predated by Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Flicker 4
Philadelphia Vireo 3 Yard first! and then a 2nd and a 3rd... yellow underside/throat, black eyeline/lores, vireo bill
Red-eyed Vireo 4 good flight of vireos this AM.
Blue Jay 15 steady at feeders
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 first this fall
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 by call
Hermit Thrush 2 calling
American Robin 25 all juvies some still with breast spots
Ovenbird 2 In mixed flock in yard
American Redstart 1 apparent juvie female
Magnolia Warbler 1 young bird
Yellow-rumped Warbler 38 counted in one hour. Certainly more passing through yard.
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 first fall bird
Chipping Sparrow 6 three adults three juvs
White-throated Sparrow 30 Probably more, mix of adult and juvenile arrived this AM. Some singing.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 first fall
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
Evening Grosbeak 1 flyover. Rare but regular in the past few weeks
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